Auction 60 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Game Board - "Wandering Jew" - France, 19th Century

Opening: $700
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Jeu du Juif-Errant [Game of the Wandering Jew]. A game board based on the book "The Wandering Jew" by Eugene Sue. Published by Imagerie Delhalt, Nancy, France, [second half of 19th century]. French.
Print in color, with golden ink.
The game board consists of a track of 63 stations, with illustrations after scenes from "The Wandering Jew" (accompanied by short captions in French). Playing instructions are printed in the center of the board.
53.5X38 cm. Good-fair condition. Folding marks. Few stains and some tears. A number of long tears (one 9 cm long tear, reinforced with adhesive tape on the back, and long tears at right and left margins, by the horizontal folding line).
Bezalel, Art and Prints
Bezalel, Art and Prints